Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-12-03
DESERT LAND ACT
UT march, 1887. How Desert Land FfI-
 ings Should Be Made

l,'.....-., Of Gown or city).
 oobh'y or --......, and State for Terri tott) or -......., being duly sworn, or
 oath depOse aud declare: That I am m
 i've born (or n6turslized) citizen for hay,
 declared my intention 10 become A oiti
 zen) of the United States, of the ege Q,
 ... years, and resident of. and
 b! occupation s....; that my postofics
 address ls.. that intend to re-
 oiaim tract of desert land not exceed
 ing one section, or $40 acres, by conduct
 ing water upon the sGme within three
 years From date of entry, under the ptoSislons or the Rot ot Congress ap-
 proved Msroh 8, 1877, entitled "An Ac,
 10 provide Tor the sale Of desert lands in certain States and Territories" The
 land which l intend to reclaim is situ.
 hied n. county, iu tha.
 isho district, and Is described ss fol.
 iows, tO wit: The. oi eeciloh No.-......., township No.....
 -;..' .contalning. acres. fur
 suheF depCse and declare that I hsvJ made TO other declaration for desert Isnds nor s1y other entry under the pro-
 y'sIons of said sei; that I am not inc sssignee Of any desert land claim: tbn
 nave made an actual personal exami- haticn or each and sveTy legal sub-di- Fision oi She iBn1 above described; tbs. said land borders or Estate what stream
 CT body Of water and describe tbe ssme)- -.-........-....and that there is through CT upon sHid land (name and describe all water ooures, springs, or other bodies of wRter). that 5ald land IS not naturally irrigated or wateTed, nor o7eTfiowed st my season or the year, by the foregoing or any naiuEai stream, spring, or body of water: that l expect % obtain my water sup- ply to irTigEte said land from. .......... ....thGt the character of the soil 1t.
 ...., that said land will not, without ar- tlhciai irrigation, produce an sgricult- ural crop Of any kInd reasonably remun- eratIvei ths, said land will not, if unfed by GfaCIDg animals, produce phtivs grosses sufficient in quantity lo make SD ordinary crop of hay ID usual seasons, toBt there are no trees growing upor said land, and that it does not contain sufficient moisture to produce a natural growth of trees; that the sume is essen- .ially dry and arId land, wholly unfit for cultivation without artificial irrigation; that sad land cannot be successfully cultivated without reclamation by con- ductlng water thereon; that eaid land has been hitherto unsppropristed, unoccupIed aud unsettled, because IL has been impossible to cultivate if suo- cesstuiiy on account Of its dry and arid condition; that ii is feet well known, patent and notorious, that the same will not, n lis natural condition, produce any crop; that no portion of said land has ever been reclaimed by couducling wafer thereon; that there are no lands m the vicinity of this tract that are oc- cupied by settlers and cultivated with out artificial IrrIgsiiOn; that shere IS not, 10 my knowledge, within the limits of said land, Rny vein or lode of quartz, or other rock in place. bsaring gold, silver. cinnabsr, lead, tip, or copper, or any deposit of coal; that there IS no., within the limits of said laad, 10 my knowledge, any placer, cement, gravel, ar other valuable mineral deposits or sslines; that no portion of sad land is for mining purposes under the local customs or rules of miaers UT otk- erw;se; that TO portion of ssId land Is worked for mineral during any part of .he year by any person or persons; thet sEid land IS essentially non-minersl land, and that my declaration therefore is not made for the purpose of fraudulent y obtnining title @ mineral land. tim Der land, or agricultural land, but for she purpose of faithfully Teelsiming the lGnd above described b. conducting water thereon within three years from iGte of entry.
 My postofioe address is.........